---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-21-019728"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RMCF"
cik: "0001616262"
company_name: "Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-08-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T13:07:22.493518+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Co-founder Franklin Crail to retire from RMCF board, will not stand for re-election

## Summary
- Franklin Crail, co-founder and former CEO/Chairman, announced retirement effective upon appointment of replacement independent director.
- He will not stand for re-election at 2021 annual meeting.
- Retirement is not due to any disagreement with the company on operations, policies, or practices.
- Mr. Crail remains a significant shareholder, expressing confidence in Board and leadership.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-21-019728
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RMCF
- cik: 0001616262
- company_name: Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-08-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1616262/000143774921019728/0001437749-21-019728-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1616262/000143774921019728/rmcfd20210812_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-21-019728.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Franklin E. Crail retired as Director at Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc..
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: On August 9, 2021, Franklin E. Crail announced his retirement from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. (the “Company”), effective upon the appointment of a replacement independent Board director.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1616262/000143774921019728/0001437749-21-019728-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.